Through the Looking-Glass — Page 6

Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal feminine pronoun)

เติบโต

toep to — To grow up, to develop over time

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, increase, or rise

จริงๆ

ching ching — Really, truly, genuinely emphasizing a statement

ตอน

ton — Episode, period, or a specific moment in time

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

กอง

kong — A pile, heap, or stack of things

เถ้าถ่าน

thao than — Ashes, charred remains after burning something

ครั้งแรก

khrang raek — The first time something occurs or happens

สูง

sung — Tall, high in stature or elevation

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

สาม

sam — The number three

นิ้ว

niu — Finger, toe, or the unit inch

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that, nothing more, just that amount

แต่

tae — But, however, yet; introducing a contrast

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Right now, at this present moment

กว่า

kwa — More than, over, exceeding a certain measure

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half, one of two equal parts

หัว

hua — Head, the upper part of the body

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; emphatic or resultative particle

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite, very, all at once; emphatic intensifier

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something; linking verb

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; giving a reason or cause

อากาศ

a-kat — Air, weather, or atmospheric conditions

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — Pure, clean, untainted, innocent in quality

นั่น

nan — That, over there; demonstrative pronoun for distance

แหละ

lae — Exactly, that's it; a conclusive emphatic particle

กุหลาบ

ku-lap — Rose; a common flowering plant with thorns

กล่าว

klao — To say, speak, or state formally

นี่

ni — This, here; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ดี

di — Good, well, fine in quality or behavior

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, way, manner of doing something

น่า

na — Worth, should, deserving of a certain feeling

อัศจรรย์

at-sa-chan — Wonderful, miraculous, amazing beyond ordinary expectation

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun used by females

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have an opinion

ว่า

wa — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

จะ

cha — Will, going to; future tense auxiliary verb

ไป

pai — To go, move away from the speaker

แม้

mae — Even though, although, despite; concessive conjunction

ดอกไม้

dok mai — Flower, a blossom of a plant

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various, different kinds, assorted types of things

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in, to pay attention to

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix; the act or process of something

ได้

dai — Can, could, to obtain; ability or past marker

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat, converse, talk informally with someone

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone or something

ราชินี

ra-chi-ni — Queen; a female monarch or royal ruler

ตัว

tua — Body, self, classifier for animals and clothing

จริง

ching — Real, true, genuine, not fake or pretend

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative indicating something previously mentioned

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying yai — Grand, magnificent, great in scale or importance

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action or task

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of something

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not, unable to do something

หรอก

rok — Emphatic particle softening negation or contradiction

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg politely

แนะนำ

nae-nam — To recommend, suggest, or introduce someone or something

ให้

hai — To give, for, so that; causative or benefactive

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot at normal pace

ทาง

thang — Way, path, road, or direction of travel

อื่น

uen — Other, another, different from the current one

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively to sounds

ดู

du — To look, watch, or observe something visually

ไร้สาระ

rai sa-ra — Nonsensical, absurd, pointless, lacking sense or meaning

จึง

chueng — Therefore, so, consequently; showing a logical result

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, say words aloud

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, something; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ก็

ko — Also, then, too; connective or concessive particle

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, come out of a place

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel, make a journey from one place

หา

ha — To look for, search, seek something or someone

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, right away, at once without delay

แปลกใจ

plaek jai — To be surprised, astonished, caught off guard

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze upon, observe something

ไม่เห็น

mai hen — Cannot see, do not see, invisible to one

พริบตา

phrit ta — A blink of an eye; an instant of time

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

กลับ

klap — To return, go back to a previous place

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in, come inside a place

มา

ma — To come, move toward the speaker; directional verb

ประตู

pra-tu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit barrier

หน้า

na — Face, front, next; page or front side

อีก

ik — Again, more, another; indicating repetition or addition

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for occurrences

หงุดหงิด

ngut-ngit — Irritated, annoyed, feeling slight frustration or agitation

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little, slightly, a small amount of something

ถอย

thoi — To retreat, step back, move backward

หลังจาก

lang chak — After, following a particular event or time

ทั่ว

thua — All over, throughout, everywhere in a place

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses together

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most, superlative degree of an adjective

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, perceive visually something

อยู่

yu — To be at, stay, remain at a location

ไกล

klai — Far, distant, a long way away

คราวนี้

khrao ni — This time, on this occasion, now

ลอง

long — To try, attempt, test something out

ทิศทาง

thit thang — Direction, orientation; the way something is heading

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, exact, right opposite something

กันข้าม

kan kham — Opposite, contrary, on the other side

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat, at least a little bit

ได้ผล

dai phon — To work, be effective, produce a result

สวยงาม

suai ngam — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing in appearance

ไม่ถึง

mai thueng — Not yet reaching, less than, not arriving at

นาที

na-thi — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds

เนิน

noen — Hill, slope, a gentle elevated landform

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai

มุ่งหมาย

mung mai — To aim for, intend to reach a goal

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until a destination

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration of time

ชัดเจน

chat chen — Clear, distinct, evident, easy to understand

จาก

chak — From, since, away from a place or time

ไหน

nai — Where, which; interrogative word for location or choice

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

แหงน

ngaen — To tilt or look upward, crane one's neck

สุภาพ

su-phap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negative commanding someone not to act

หมุน

mun — To spin, rotate, turn around in circles

นิ้วมือ

niu mue — Finger; a digit on the human hand

เวลา

we-la — Time, period; a specific moment or duration